In
deference to the American Memorial Day weekend, I've delayed the uploading of
this post. I hope all of you had as wonderful a holiday weekend as I
did, full of pleasure and relaxation. If you didn't find
the time during the weekend, I would ask you to now take a moment to deeply ponder the
true meaning of Memorial Day. As the wife of a veteran, I can assure you that any action you take to remember those who gave their lives in the
name of our country makes a difference. It does. No matter your
politics, no matter your age, no matter where you live, no matter
your socioeconomic status. You make a difference when you pause to
imagine what it must feel like to no longer have a brother, to have
never known your father, to have been told stories of an aunt, to
have read about a great-great-great grandfather.
On to
today's post, which was actually written on Memorial Day (you'll understand the importance shortly) -
Sometimes I think all I do on
Creatavita is pass on other
people's ideas. So be it. If their ideas inspire you as they
inspire me, then that is part of my purpose.
Today
I suggest this article from the Brainpickings blog. Here's another
article filled with experiences from, well, people I would call
experts in the creativity field. The common main theme? You cannot
wait for creativity to happen; you must work on your creativity on a
regular basis. The common subsidiary themes? Work even when you
feel uninspired. Find a routine. Find a space.
Based
on what I've been experiencing over the past 18 months, as I've made
serious attempts to renovate my creative life, I would tell you these
experts are correct. A consistent experience with my creativity,
even for a short period of time,
on a daily basis, has been the top reason I am initiating and/or
completing various creative projects in my life. Moving forward and
finishing are very important, but the best part of this action? I
feel so much more fulfilled as a person. So much more fulfilled.
I
found this article so inspiring that I sat down and wrote yesterday,
and am repeating that activity again today, even though I am mentally
viewing both days as holidays.
Not out of a sense of obligation, but out of a sense of desire. A
deep desire to be creative. I'm not crossing this one off of my
to-do list. I'm living and experiencing these minutes as my soul
cries out to me, “write, sing, play”. These are not cries of
“must study
my music for my next performance, must
prepare for Wednesday's rehearsal”. These are cries of desire to
express whatever comes to the surface. If I ignore these desires,
I'm certain to feel a deep anxiety. Spending not even 20 minutes
writing and/or being musical calms that anxiety because I'm spending
time with myself in a deeply satisfying experience.
Never
underestimate the value of spending time with yourself in a deeply
satisfying experience.
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